I have a few beaten up P2's that I would like to attempt to restore. I am looking for a few tips before I ruin them with my newbie attempts.

Firstly, the glass. What is the best product to fix/glue new glass into the watch? Some kind of silicon seal? Also, I am looking to buy 4 or 5 replacement pieces of glass. The only place I can see to buy them is eBay. Are there any other sources?

Case brushing. What is the best tool and technique to give the best brushed results and how to avoid a mirrored finish? For instance, is there a particular direction the original factory brushed P2's were brushed (left to right, up down, or circular etc)?

Lastly, one of the P2's "Pulsar" lettering has faded. What is the best way to re black the wording? Average black paint will do?

Thanks all! Any tips would be most welcome and if there are other threads discussing these topics, please post links. Cheers!

A small update... This is my first attempt at brushing something. I started with the worst condition bracelet I have. In the first pic, I had already started the brushing (notice the first few links, top left). Despite the after pics looking shiny (I think it's out of focus and overexposed), the grain is visible (in a straight line heading from the first link to the last) and overall they look dull/matt in person. I will reevaluate the finish again tomorrow. I will post again when I have a face completed.

Indeed... Rub, rub, rub. It takes quite a bit of time to to do. Today I have a day off work so I sat in the garden this morning and did some rubbing. I did two more bracelets. Took me 2+ hours! Kinda relaxing doing it (I sound like an old woman with her knitting! )

Was the GF P2 originally brushed at the factory? Have I killed this one lol, brushing the face and sides? It was originally a bright mirror finish (I presumed from a previous owner polishing it). Now it is a dull Matt + a lighter shade of gold (which I prefer the look of but it doesn't match the rest of the watch). Should I try and restore it to mirror finish? Any thoughts on how I should proceed? Thanks.

Some more shots of the (once mirror finish) GF P2. I only gave it a relatively light refinish (was worried about rubbing through the gold layer lol), so it still has some small dings. It's totally transformed. A big improvement to how it was.